Are you interested in pursuing the German-taught bachelor’s program in Business, Economics and Social Sciences at WU and starting this program during the 2025/26 academic year? For more information, please refer to the German version of this website.
Here, you can find an overview of the selection procedure:
Abkürzungen - WISO
| WISO is the abbreviation for the German-taught Bachelor's Program "Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften" aka "Business, Economics and Social Sciences". |
| You can find more infos about WISO here: |
| www.wu.ac.at/studium/bachelor/wirtschafts-und-sozialwissenschaften/ueberblick |
Ablauf Aufnahmeverfahren - WISO
| The WISO selection procedure consists of the following steps: |
| 1. Online registration |
| 2. Registration fee |
| 3. Online self-assessment |
| 4. Online Open Book Exam |
| 5. Admission |
| What would you like to learn more about? |
Anfangen Studium - WISO
| To be admitted, you must first pass the selection procedure. |
| You can only register for the WISO selection procedure between March 1, 2023 and May 22, 2023. |
| If you successfully complete it, you can start in next summer or winter semester. |
| For the final admission to the program, you will need a high school diploma at the latest by the end of July. |
Anzahl Bewerber zugelassen - WISO
| For WISO, 2703 new students can be admitted this year. |
Aufnahmeprüfung - WISO
| The online Open Book Exam for WISO is on July 4, 2023 from 9am till 1pm (CET). |
| Unfortunately, no alternative date is possible. |
| You will receive the access link and further information by email. |
| The evaluation will be based on the correct response to tasks, format and structure, and language skills. |
| You can check the evaluation status in the Registration Tool. |
| Go to Registration Tool: |
| bach.wu.ac.at/start/vi |
Deutschkenntnisse - WISO
| The Bachelor WISO is taught in German. |
| Therefore, for admission you need to present a proof of German language proficiency (at least level C1) accepted by WU. |
| You have to upload it in the Registration Tool by the end of July at the latest. |
| More info about language certificates: |
| www.wu.ac.at/en/programs/application-and-admission/language |
Englischzertifikat - WISO
| The Bachelor WISO is taught in German. |
| This means that you don't have to prove any English skills. |
Gültigkeit Registrierungsgebühr - WISO
| The registration fee is only valid for the program for which you payed it. |
| The fee is also only valid for up to 2 semesters after payment. |
| You can start the WISO-Bachelor in the following winter or summer semester without having to pay the registration fee again. |
| After that, you will have to pass the admission procedure again and thus pay the registration fee again. |
Karriereaussichten - WISO
| You can find more information on the career prospects after graduating from the Bachelor's Program WISO here: |
| www.wu.ac.at/studium/bachelor/wirtschafts-und-sozialwissenschaften/karriereaussichten |
Ob Aufnahmeverfahren stattfindet - WISO
| The WISO selection procedure only takes place if more than 2703 people have registered. |
| If you have registered successfully, you will be informed about it by email after May 25, 2023. |
Registrierung Aufnahmeverfahren - WISO
| The online registration for WISO is only possible from March 1, 2023 until May 22, 2023. |
| And is only finalized by paying the registration fee before May 22, 2023. |
| Go to the registration: |
| bach.wu.ac.at/start/vi |
Start semester - WISO
| If you successfully complete the admission procedure for WISO, you can start in next summer or winter. semester. |
| The winter semester starts on October 1. But you can already attend the summer university in September. |
| The summer semester then starts on March 1, and the winter university already in February. |
Vorbereitungsunterlagen - WISO
| For the WISO entrance exam there are no study materials available |
Was wenn kein Aufnahmeverfahren - WISO
| If you successfully registered for WISO AND there is no selection procedure you can enroll for the winter or the summer semester. |
| Of course you also need to meet all formal admission requirements and your documents need to get checked by the admission team first. |
| To be admitted, make an appointment in the Registration Tool. |
| For the winter semester 2023/24 you can do that between July 10, 2023 and September 5, 2023. |
| For the summer semester between January 8, 2024 and February 5, 2024. |
| You can find more infos in the admission guide: |
| www.wu.ac.at/en/programs/application-and-admission/ |
| Go to Registration Tool: |
| bach.wu.ac.at/start/vi |
Sprachkompetenzen
| For the evaluation of written assignments, special attention is paid to: |
| Expression, argumentation and problem solving skills. |
| And orthographic and grammatical correctness. |
Verlauf Aufnahmeprüfung - WISO
| For the Online Open Book Exam you will receive your personal access link by e-mail in advance. |
| The link only becomes active when the exam starts. |
| You can find more info on the exact exam procedure in the FAQs under "Selection Procedure Step 2": |
| www.wu.ac.at/en/programs/bachelors-programs/faq-on-the-selection-procedure/ |
Inhalt Prüfung - WISO
| There is no specific exam material that you can prepare for the Online Open Book Exam. |
| You'll have to answer 2 questions, each divided into sub-questions. |
| They can be answered using your existing knowledge and some online research during the exam. |
| So, make sure you have a good internet connection during the exam. |
Motivation Statement - WISO
| For WISO you don't have to write a Motivation Statement. |
Ausrüstung Prüfung - WISO
| The Online Open Book Exam for WISO is conducted on the PC. |
| Make sure you have a good internet connection during the exam. |
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